World Bank Project and Poverty Alleviation in Osun State, Nigeria
The quest for eradication of poverty in many nations of the world has led to numerous poverty alleviation programs organized by various stakeholders (government, NGO, private organisation and the likes) among which includes the rural access and mobility project (RAMP) in Nigeria. The study aims at assessing the effect of rural access and mobility project (RAMP) on poverty alleviation with a view to assess the level of awareness of RAMP in Osun State, Nigeria. The study employed survey research design with a sample size of 371 among the physically challenged, pregnant and nursing mothers, senior/aged citizens, market women, transporters, farmers and households who were selected randomly from 9 local government. The data collected were analysed using descriptive Statistics such as percentages, mean score and standard deviation. distribution. The result of the study shows that all respondents were not on the same level of awareness of rural access and mobility project. Many of the respondents were moderately aware of poverty alleviation by government as the analysis showed a mean of 2.87 on a 5-point Likert scale. There was similar showing in terms of awareness of World Bank assistance at alleviating poverty. The lowest of the mean (2.56) was on awareness of rural access and mobility project. Feedback from the field showed that many did not know the full meaning of the acronym (RAMP) but were moderately aware that it was a World Bank assisted project (2.73). moderately aware that RAMP met expectation (2.73). Respondents had high level of awareness on projects…